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77# Questions and Coding
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10- The COVID-19 Trends and Impacts Survey (CTIS) has been deployed in several waves.
11- We have tried to ensure the coding of waves is consistent. This page provides
12- the full survey text and coding schemes.
13-
10+ The COVID-19 Trends and Impacts Survey (CTIS) has been deployed in several
11+ waves. We have tried to ensure the coding of waves is consistent. This page
12+ provides the full survey text, coding schemes, and history of survey waves and
13+ revisions.
14+
15+ <div style =" background-color :#f5f6fa ; padding : 10px 30px ;" ><strong >Comprehensive
16+ codebook:</strong > Our <a href =" codebook.csv " >codebook (CSV)</a > lists all
17+ questions and answer choices across all waves of the survey. See below for
18+ details on the <a href =" #basic-coding-rules " >basic coding rules</a > and the <a
19+ href="#comprehensive-codebook">formatting of the codebook</a >, and narrative
20+ explanations of the reasons for each instrument change.</div >
1421
1522## Table of contents
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@@ -45,12 +52,13 @@ The following columns were added beginning when Wave 4 was deployed:
4552* ` wave ` : Integer specifying the survey wave this respondent completed; see
4653 below for the full list.
4754* ` UserLanguage ` : Language the respondent completed the survey in.
48- - ` fips ` : The * primary* county FIPS code corresponding to the ZIP code selected
49- by the respondent. Note that ZIP codes can cross county and even state
50- boundaries; if a respondent's ZIP is in multiple counties, the FIPS reported
51- in this column corresponds to the county the ZIP overlaps most with. If a ZIP
52- is not more than 50% in any one county, or if their reported ZIP code cannot
53- be found, ` NA ` is reported.
55+ - ` fips ` : The * primary* county [ FIPS
56+ code] ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIPS_county_code ) corresponding to the ZIP
57+ code selected by the respondent. Note that ZIP codes can cross county and even
58+ state boundaries; if a respondent's ZIP is in multiple counties, the FIPS
59+ reported in this column corresponds to the county the ZIP overlaps most with.
60+ If a ZIP is not more than 50% in any one county, or if their reported ZIP code
61+ cannot be found, ` NA ` is reported.
5462
5563Beginning in Wave 11, the ` module ` column indicates which module the respondent
5664was randomly assigned to. See the [ survey modules and randomization] ( modules.md )
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94102## Comprehensive Codebook
95103
96- The [ codebook] ( codebook.csv ) describes availability of metadata and question
97- fields by survey version. A row is included for each field available in the
98- microdata files for a given survey wave. We recommend using the codebook as a
99- reference while working with the survey microdata, to ensure you interpret each
100- question and answer choice accurately even as items were revised between
104+ The [ codebook (CSV) ] ( codebook.csv ) describes availability of metadata and
105+ question fields by survey version. A row is included for each field available in
106+ the microdata files for a given survey wave. We recommend using the codebook as
107+ a reference while working with the survey microdata, to ensure you interpret
108+ each question and answer choice accurately even as items were revised between
101109survey waves.
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103111If a field is available for multiple waves, it is listed separately for each
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